Determinantes socioeconômicos da alocação de tempo dos jovens no Brasil no contexto da pandemia da covid-19

Abstract

Labor market relations and human capital characterize, in a certain way, the dimensions of development and economic growth. In this context, the COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis have become important issues around a series of social and economic problems, directly affecting the labor market and economic development and growth. In particular, young people form one of the most vulnerable groups exposed to the negative implications of these events. In this context, the present study aims to identify the effects of the recent economic crisis on the socioeconomic determinants of the allocation of time by young Brazilians among their occupational activities, seeking to identify and analyze the main characteristics that affect their occupational choices. For this purpose, quarterly data from the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (PNADC) from 2018.1 to 2022.1 are used, and the Multinomial Logit model is used as an econometric strategy. The results, therefore, suggest that young people in the first quarters of the pandemic (2020) have a reduced probability of only working, but are at high risk of being classified as neither-nor. It is noteworthy, however, that characteristics such as sex, older age, being head of the family or spouse increase the risks of only working, while whites, characterized as children, with parents with a higher educational level, increase the probability of only studying. In contrast, young people with lower per capita income tend to be categorized as neither-nor.